Du prūsai ir švedas – žinios apie Durbės mūšio dalyvius | Two Prussians and a Swede: on the Participants of the Battle of Durbė
Volume 22 (2011): 1260 metų Durbės mūšis: Šaltiniai ir istoriniai tyrimai = The Battle of Durbe, 1260: Sources and Historical Research, pp. 39–57
Pub. online: 20 June 2011
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
20 June 2011
20 June 2011
Abstract
The article summarizes the data about three participants of the battle of Durbė: Pomesanian Matto, Sambian Sklodo, and a Swedish noble Jonker Karl Ulfsson. Their social setting, life circumstances, and their role in the battle are discussed in a wider context of the history of military practices and behavior codes. The dissemination of information about the perishing of Jonker Karl Ulfsson in historical German and Swedish sources and historiography of different countries is analyzed, as well as the materials about the battle of Durbė in Erikskrönika.